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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: RknRusty on October 10, 2014, 03:14:40 AM
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We gathered today at the Jackson Flyers site at Fort Jackson, SC for some warm October control line flying. I brought my Osprey, Shoestring and a couple of Baby Streaks and a Li'l Satan. Wayne brought his converted e-Vector for some trimming, and Bob apparently can pack more planes in a Ferrari than most people cam pack in a minivan. I took photos of each of our fleets, but every time I pointed the camera at Bob's it was a collection of different planes. Before we get to the movies, lets look at some photos of our planes.
From left: Rusty Knowlton, Wayne Robinson, Bob Zambelli
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Here's the Viking, tank full of gasoline and an OK Super .60 spark ignition power plant ready to kick it into action.
The Vampire is in front with its Fox .36(I believe. Bob may come straighten me out on that)
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I'm about to start sleep writing so here's the first installment. More pics and vids to follow.
http://youtu.be/wxGZa8nk5Lg
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Go Viking)))
I like the wind flower power machine ya'll have there.
Awaiting the rest.
Shug
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You are so lucky to get to fly with those gentlemen.
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Go Viking)))
I like the wind flower power machine ya'll have there.
Awaiting the rest.
Shug
The wind indicator is designed by Wayne Robinson , used for wind direction and Wind speed for long distance target shooting , very nice and very portable
Looking forward to the big get together to show off our great North Carolina October weather
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Hey Shug, there is, of course, a funny story behind the garden daisies. And after balancing they make great wind vanes. That is Wayne's contraption. I have one at home that needs to be put together. The wind sock at our field is useless due to its placement, so these portables come in really handy.
You're very right, Doc, I am lucky to have these guys to fly with. A master trimmer and a master builder, among other things. Both relaxed and in it for the fun, that's the best part.
Here's the fleet I brought. Three 1/2As, the Osprey and the good ol' Shoestring. The breeze settled down later in the day, so we got some 1/2A action in.
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In my first two outings with the Osprey I haven't been able to fly it with any confidence at all. Jerky loops, near misses, and generally inept performance. While I was again grounded, I added some nose weight hoping to tame it. I was pleasantly surprised that I can now fly it much more easily. Not pretty, but if I gut out a would-be abort here and there, I can at least get the pattern points. That'll have to be good enough for now. At least I know I can probably make it through a full pattern next weekend when it counts for points. So I came away feeling better about all the time I spent on this plane. And it was nice to get a little time in with the little planes, that's always exhilarating.
Here's Wayne wringing out one of my baby Flite Streaks. That's a Norvel Big Mig .061, bladder fed with Sig 35% fuel.
http://youtu.be/oWjSp5C60Jw
More movies of Bob's wild high speed stunt flying to crunch. Neither the man nor his planes hold any regard for the wind. They are the boss. Damndest thing I ever saw. So please stand by as the files are crunched, along with their accompanying pics. I'll get them up as soon as I can. What a great day.
Rusty
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Fort Jackson. Spent some time there, seems mostly in the front leaning rest position.
Great pictures and video. Thanks
Hi Rusty, I meet people from all over who've passed through Ft. Jax. I'm one of only two CL guys in the club, the rest are RC, so we provide the comic relief. They find us quite entertaining. It's a beautiful site, though always windy. It's a designated LZ too, so once in a rare while an Apache from McEntire ANG will land out there.
Rusty
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Hey Rusty,
That Norvel sounds great!!! Where is the Gladiator ?
Al
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Al, it's on the work table. I still gotta screw and glue the nose and make a CF control rod. I think I'll borrow the Norvel off that Baby Steak since it's already set up for pressure. I'll have it in time to take to H'ville. Mike will never let me live it down if I don't. I hope it's not twice as fast as the Streak, but I'm completely comfortable flying it. I still can't fly without looking at it though.
Rusty
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Great video of Bob Z's Viking. Nothing like the sound of a sparker going through tricks.
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Guys, thanks for waiting. I have several more of Bob flying one more amazing plane after another. Look for the Red Hot Angel next. And the Vampire will follow. I need to get reminders from him on the engines powering these. I believe the Vampire is a Fox 36x. And this may be the first Vampire John Brodak ever cut into a kit. I didn't get a video on the old Nobler as I was lying in the circle being coached at the time it flew.
Okay, here's the Angle, a Walt Musciano design. I think it had an LA25, but again I'll check on that.
http://youtu.be/uPRFnwk2WMc
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Bob's Viking - with Broomehilda - is a treat!
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Here's the last movie I made from Thursday the 9th. This is Bob's Vampire. Ken Cook tells me it might be the first Vampire ever produced by Brodak. We'll have to see what Bob says about that. I think this screaming beast has a Fox .36 and was the fastest plane he flew that day. I got a real kick out of this one. I need to keep my finger off the camera's mic, sorry about that. But anyway, this wraps up the flight report, and it was a really fun day of flying. I managed to pull off a couple of flights in a row on the Osprey without aborting any maneuvers, Wayne got his Vector trimmed, and Bob did... well, just what Bob does, had fun, flew a lot and laughed a lot. I'm proud to be in the company of these guys. I only hope I can fly well enough this weekend in H'ville to not disappoint them, or myself, after all of the advice they've given me.
Till our next adventure,
Take care, everybody,
Rusty
The Vamp:
http://youtu.be/MkuAhz_sfag
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Great Video Rusty!!!
Fun, fun, fun!
Good luck at the Criterium.
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Thanks Ron.
I guess I need to copy this over to CEF where our other buddies can read it.
I'll get to that in the morning.
See ya later,
Rusty
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Hi, Rusty - really great flying with you and Wayne.
Yes, the Vampire is the prototype for the Brodak kit. It's featured on the box art.
It is powered by a 1952 Fox 29, stock of course.
It flew perfectly without any trimming whatsoever.
Very easy to build and fly.
The Red Hot Angel is powered by an LA 15.
Bob Z.